Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art from New York Private Collections
Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art from New York Private Collections
March 13—May 11, 2025
Explore the auspicious theme of kotobuki, or “celebration,” through an inspired selection of paintings, calligraphy, surimono, textiles, ceramics, and baskets dating from the 12th-21st centuries. Curated by Dr. Miyeko Murase, Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor Emerita of Japanese Art History at Columbia University, this joyful exhibition offers a unique opportunity to view important but rarely displayed works from significant private collections in the New York City area.
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In Memoriam: Dr. Miyeko Murase
Japan Society mourns the passing of guest curator Dr. Miyeko Murase, a pioneering scholar and curator of Japanese art, who passed away on February 12, 2025, at the age of 100. As her last curatorial project, Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art from New York Private Collections celebrates her contributions to the understanding of Japanese art and her lasting legacy.
Admission Information
Thursdays & Fridays: 11 am–7 pm
Saturdays & Sundays: noon-7 pm
Free First Fridays, 7-9 pm*
Closed on major holidays
Tickets
$15 nonmembers
$10 students and seniors
Admission is always free for members, patrons with disabilities and an accompanying Personal Care Assistant. Prices are inclusive of fees, where applicable.
*March 14, 2025; April 4, 2025; May 2, 2025
Exhibition-Related Events
Top Image: School of Kano Motonobu, Phoenix and Peacock in a Landscape, Muromachi period (1392-1573), 16th century. Right screen from a pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and brushed gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Promised Gift of Rosemarie Longhi, in memory of Leighton Longhi; Inset Image: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Tiger in the Snow, 1849. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Private Collection, New York. Photograph by Steven Tucker
Kotobuki: Auspicious Celebrations of Japanese Art from New York Private Collections is supported by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Japan Society’s 120th anniversary initiatives and related programs are generously supported by Champion Sponsor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Japan Society programs are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Exhibitions and Arts & Culture Lecture Programs are made possible, in part, by Sompo Holdings, Inc.; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund; the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation; The Masako Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD Fund for Education and the Arts; Yasko Tashiro and Thierry Porté; Peggy and Dick Danziger; Rosemarie Longhi, a gift in memory of Leighton Longhi; Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka; Barbara Bertozzi Castelli; Joan B. Mirviss; Gallery Circle members; and the International Gallery Advisory Committee. Support for Arts & Culture Lecture Programs is provided, in part, by the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.
Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the official Japanese airline sponsor for Japan Society gallery exhibitions.
